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Over the past few years, there has been a decided shift in teaching and learning preferences in India. With an increasing number of people and organisations moving towards online learning and especially online-blended learning, India has come a long way. There are primarily four factors which have advanced the advent of online learning in the country.

Improved teaching quality

For the longest time, online learning meant gamified and gimmicky apps or video-based content. Over the last decade, that has changed to include several education leaders investing in the development of effective teaching and learning methods for online learning.

Modern EdTech platforms are enabling this revolution with platforms like Zoom are used for delivering live online classes. Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning will further empower teachers as they can use data to respond to learners’ micro-needs, and educators will be able to use this data to develop their product-learner fit to a higher degree.

Remote working flexibility

So much of today’s work in done via email, Skype or Slack. It is natural that training delivery also becomes virtual. The need for adapting to online learning is even greater now, given to the enforcement of social distancing and working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This pandemic has increased the urgency around the conversation on online learning and the digital divide across the world. In the scenario where traditional education institutions like schools, colleges and coaching classes are forced to shut shop, online learning has come to the rescue.

Adopting robust online solutions for learning are a necessity now than a luxury. Just like the flipped-classroom approach, COVID-19 has flipped our understanding of online-learning which was limited to continuing education through distance learning.

Tech is the new norm

It is predicted that by 2050, 280 million job seekers will enter the Indian job market. 2020s will be the first decade that Gen Z, the generation that grew up with smartphones, will join the job market. For them, it is a core part of their personal and professional lives. If companies are to attract and retain this talent, they must differentiate their employment offers by providing more and modern L&D opportunities like online-based learning classrooms.
Environmental factors

The companies of today are grappling with additional challenges such as climate change and security threats etc. Some companies operate in areas where it isn’t possible to fly trainers down. More organisations are turning to online delivery of their training sessions in such cases. Some studies have claimed online learning classrooms can be as less as 53% cheaper than offline alternatives.